[meteorite-list] Fun questions, or public FAQs

[JoshuaTreeMuseum]

Hello and Happy New Year to Al, Mark, and the List:

A related question I get a lot is when people see meteorite spheres, they 
always want to know if they fell that way and how can meteorites be 
perfectly round.  People also are confused about meteors from comets and 
meteors from the asteroid belt.  They always want to know how many stones 
make it to Earth from the meteor showers.  People also comment a lot about 
how hot meteorites must be when they make it to Earth.  They're shocked when 
I tell them they are more likely to be cold.

Phil Whitmer